Press reviews: “The best and worst finale”

GERMANY: "Picture": “OH NO! Zverev loses 5-set battle. ... When he wants to acknowledge his parents at the beginning of his thanksgiving, his voice stops, he is overwhelmed by tears and has to interrupt briefly.” "The world": “Alexander Zverev narrowly missed out on the big triumph. The 23-year-old lost the US Open final against Dominic Thiem in the tiebreak of the fifth set. The Hamburger already looked like the sure winner. He already had one hand on the trophy, but at the end of what was in many ways a memorable US Open, all that was left was disappointment.” Southern German newspaper: “Zverev loses in the worst possible way. In the tie-break of the fifth set, the German tennis professional lost to the Austrian Dominic Thiem. The question remains what this memorable final will do to both of them. ... It was a memorable final; it will probably take sports psychologists years to decipher it because it is by no means clear when and, above all, how it was decided. ... Chance, that lousy traitor, is often underestimated when analyzing results.” Tag iron: “Final lost, hearts won. An athlete can't lose much more dramatically than Alexander Zverev in the final of the US Open. ... Nevertheless, Alexander Zverev scored a lot in New York these days. He has shown that he is ready for big titles and has finally fulfilled what experts had been promising for years. But what is more important are the sympathy points he has collected. Especially in Germany, where the fans haven’t really wanted to warm up to Zverev.” ITALY: “Gazzetta dello Sport”: “In the end it is the Austrian Dominic Thiem who catches up two sets and defeats the German Alexander Zverev. A match that rewards the player with more courage and cold-bloodedness. The fear of winning was too great for both of them, as was the fear of losing, which paralyzed the game. Zverev, who at times played his best tennis to date, must be blamed for leading by two sets and having the chance to end the game at 5:3 in the fifth set.” “Corriere dello Sport”: “Without Djokovic, Nadal and Federer there was a first time in the end. The 150th winner in the history of Grand Slam tournaments is the Austrian Dominic Thiem, who defeated the German (and his friend) Alexander Zverev in five sets. It is the first time (in the Open Era) that a player who was down by two sets won the US Open final.” USA: New York Times: “At the end they were both shaken by cramps. And even if Nadal, Federer or Djokovic weren't on the other side of the net, Thiem's name will be right up there with theirs. There was no deduction from the $3 million winner’s check.” FRANCE: “L’Equipe”: “Dream Thiem” “Le Figaro”: “Thiem, who was formed in the school of the rough Günter Bresnik, a German (!) coach who primarily managed the rise of Boris Becker, cultivates a sense of effort and, under the guidance of his mentor, has earned a reputation as a workaholic acquired. Legend has it that in 2012, to test his resilience, the Viennese carried logs on his back, crossed rivers fully clothed, and ran through the forest after midnight.” SPAIN: “Mundo Sports”: “Dominic Thiem, new champion after an epic comeback against Zverev.” "Brand" : “Thiem is the first new face to be crowned in a Grand Slam tournament since Marin Cilic did so on the courts of Flushing Meadows six years ago.” GREAT BRITAIN: “Daily Mail”: “A dramatic fifth-set tiebreak signaled the end of a six-year wait before the men’s tennis world finally had a new Grand Slam champion.” "Telegraph": “It was the best and the worst final. Nobody will look back on Sunday evening's masterpiece as the highlight of glittering tennis. But the human drama (...) was unforgettable.” “BBC Sport”: “Like Thiem, Zverev also wanted to exploit his much-lauded potential by winning a first Grand Slam title. The 23-year-old made a confident start to his first major final, taking a straight-sets lead, but some of his weaknesses - particularly a tendency to double-fault under pressure - began to emerge." "The Times": “A strange US Open fittingly came to a strange conclusion behind closed doors last night when a limping Dominic Thiem became the first player (in the Open Era, ed.) to successfully recover from two lost sets in a New York final. “

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Press reviews: “The best and worst finale”

After the US Open final between Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev, press offices around the world found the right words to appropriately immortalize the final drama. Here are some examples.

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